Mevlut Cavusoglu says he has ‘frank’ talks along with his Egyptian counterpart, stressing that mechanisms between Türkiye and Egypt shall be revived.
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Türkiye will improve its diplomatic relations with Egypt to ambassador stage “as soon as possible”, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has stated throughout a go to to Cairo.
“I’m very glad that we are taking concrete steps for normalising relations with Egypt… We will do our best not to rupture our ties again in future,” Cavusoglu advised a joint news convention on Saturday along with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry.
“I am sure that we will have the opportunity to raise diplomatic ties to the highest level as soon as possible,” Cavusoglu stated on the news convention alongside Shoukry, following talks on bilateral relations, together with regional and worldwide points.
‘Frank talks’
The minister stated he had “frank” talks with Shoukry, stressing that mechanisms between Türkiye and Cairo shall be revived.
Ankara and Cairo have to work “more closely” for the area, Cavusoglu stated, including: “We will develop our cooperation on regional issues as well.”
Diplomatic relations between Türkiye and Egypt are maintained on the stage of expenses d’affaires on each side since Egypt’s 2013 navy coup which overthrew the late president Mohammed Morsi.
Cavusoglu is the primary overseas minister to go to Egypt from Türkiye after 11 years.
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Erdogan-Sisi assembly
Cavusoglu additionally underlined that Ankara would always remember the help given by Cairo after final month’s highly effective earthquakes.
“I especially would like to thank the Egyptian government and people once again for the support they gave us after the earthquake in Türkiye,” he added.
After the quakes, Shoukry visited quake-hit Adana and Mersin provinces, and his go to to Türkiye was the primary by an Egyptian overseas minister in additional than a decade.
Meanwhile, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi was among the many leaders who made a cellphone name with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following the earthquakes, providing his condolences to the quake victims.
For a attainable future assembly between the presidents, Cavusoglu stated he and Shoukry have been making preparations, including that Erdogan and Sisi would possibly meet after Türkiye’s upcoming elections, scheduled for May 14.
For his half, Shoukry stated that the event of Turkish-Egyptian relations is within the curiosity of each international locations.
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